Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Canine-to-Human Transmission of Mycoplasma canis in the Central Nervous System.
Sidrak, Demiana; Green, Jack; Nawathe, Pooja; Morgan, Margie; Soni, Priya R.
  • Sidrak D; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
  • Green J; Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Nawathe P; Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Morgan M; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Soni PR; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ; 11(1): 28-30, 2022 Jan 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1341115
ABSTRACT
Dog bites remain a common occurrence in our society, particularly in toddlers and small children under the age of 2. Injuries to the head and face, more common in younger children, can often lead to significant morbidity. Additionally, there continues to be considerable clinical equipoise for standardized post-dog bite injury management. Here, we present the only reported pediatric case in the literature of Mycoplasma canis-associated central nervous system (CNS) infection in an 11-month-old infant who sustained a dog bite to the calvarium. The prevalence of dog bites during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had interestingly tripled in number after stay-at-home orders in 1 particular pediatric emergency department in Colorado. This observation paired with advances in microbiological identification like MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer) may lead to the identification of future cases of uniquely canine pathogens that play a role in human infection.
Subject(s)
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jpids

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jpids